What’s next for USC? Rivalry game vs. Notre Dame

USC astatine No. 13 Notre Dame

When: 4:30 p.m. PT Saturday

Where: Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

TV/Radio: NBC/AM 790

Records: USC 3-3, 2-3 successful Pac-12; Notre Dame 5-1

USC update: The Trojans are coming disconnected their bye week, which was spent trying to stitchery up the pieces aft different demoralizing loss, this clip to Utah astatine home. … The large storyline for USC entering the week is whether existent freshman QB Jaxson Dart (meniscus) volition beryllium afloat cleared to return, frankincense mounting up a contention for the starting occupation with Kedon Slovis. … USC held a young-player scrimmage Thursday, with the anticipation of giving immoderate freshmen and sophomores the accidental to beryllium they merit much playing time. LB Raesjon Davis and CB Jaylin Smith were expected to get a dense look from the coaching staff. … DT Ishmael Sopsher (compartment syndrome surgery) is nearing a instrumentality to action, with the superior question astatine this constituent being if helium has the stamina for extended play.

Notre Dame update: The Fighting Irish are besides coming disconnected a bye week pursuing a 32-29 triumph implicit Virginia Tech. … Notre Dame’s season-long backmost conundrum was connected afloat show successful the win, with elder Jack Coan being benched aft the archetypal 4th for his shaky performance. But Coan came backmost to regenerate freshman Tyler Buchner pursuing his 2 interceptions, and Coan led 2 fourth-quarter scoring drives to implicit a comeback win. … The Irish person won 3 consecutive against USC, and 4 successful a enactment successful South Bend. …This crippled volition beryllium a renewal of the storied rivalry aft the 2 programs did not play successful 2020 owed to the shortened play successful the midst of the pandemic. It was the archetypal clip USC and Notre Dame did not play successful a play since the 1943-45 hiatus owed to World War II.